Size matters… in your clothes.

25. July 2010 by [JP].

Pocket size, specifically.

As i’ve probably mentioned more then once before, I love the line of clothes from Scottevest/SEV.

I’ve got several of their light jackets… fleece pullover and hoodie, and their cotton hoodie, as well as several versions of their shirts, both cotton and performance fabric. I use their black performance polo when i’m working in hot climates, and it ROX in the sun.

Recently, Scott Jordan, the guy behind the line, got a Droid X, and realized that its too big to fit in the chest pocket of his Q-zip line.  He asked on twitter if size matters, and should they increase the size of the pocket.

Heres my take on it.

First off, I dont carry my BIG phones in the chest pocket, and I have big phones. My primary phone at the moment is a CLIQ (Yes, running 2.1, be jealous), my backup is a CLIQ XT, and my work issue is an i1. The i1 especially, despite being thin, is a heavy sucker. It makes the shirt look funny if I keep it in that pocket, so when i’m working in my polo (which only has that one single pocket) if theres anything in there, its usually something small.

However, I think phones larger then 4 inches are going to start appearing more and more. The droid X, the evo, the HD2 are all large phones… hell, the dell streak is 5 inches, and being marketed as a phone, rather then a tablet.

Also, there are small tablets in the 4-5 inch range that are becoming more commonplace.

So, with that in mind, I’d say that yes, SEV should consider increasing the size of at least one pocket on their shirts. Doesnt exactly have to be the chest one, as most of their shirts (except the polo) have 3. One on the chest, and two adjoning ones on the side along the bottom seam.

PS. Scott. Take a look at the 5.11 tactical polos. Two features they include that i would love on your polos are the mic loop below the buttons, and the dual pen pocket on the sleeve.

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